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Spokane's first pot buyer claims coverage cost him job

Hours after Michael Kelly Boyer became the first person to legally buy recreational marijuana in Spokane, Washington, he says he was asked to take a drug test by one of his employers. Hear what he says happened next.
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USA Today Network
KREM-TV
12:13 p.m. CDT July 10, 2014

Michael Boyer waits in line to be the first legal pot buyer in Washington.(Photo: Screenshot courtesy of KREM)

However, Boyer's employer told KREM on Wednesday that he was still currently employed at Kodiac Security. Boyer claimed that his other employer, Labor Ready, wanted him to take and pass a drug test by Thursday.

Boyer posted his claim and résumé on Craigslist in a post titled "LOST MY JOB! still #1 tho!!"

"I lost my job due to the news coverage of me being the FIRST PERSON TO BUY MARIJUANA LEGALLY IN SPOKANE! I regret nothing. But now im jobless and have decided to post my resume here. Thanks for reviewing it," Boyer wrote.

Marijuana(Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

On Tuesday, KREM-TV spoke to Mike Boyer as he waited in line to buy recreational marijuana. He brought a sleeping bag and food to get through the night.

"Why not? It's history right here, might as well be the guy to be the first one here," said Boyer during a Tuesday interview.

Colorado and Washington are the only states that have legalized recreational marijuana in the USA.